Episode 67: Fighting For Abortion Access From Iowa to Bangkok

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Chris is joined by Allie Wampler from the Iowa Abortion Access Fund, Marie Khan from the Midwest Access Coalition (MAC), Kat from the Carolina Abortion Fund (CAF), and May and Yahya from Tamtang Group, a Thai abortion-rights organization. Americans looking for their nearest legal abortion provider should check out Abortionfinder.org and Ineedana.com. To have medication abortion pills sent to you anywhere in the world regardless of local abortion restrictions, check out Aidaccess.org and plancpills.org. Please also make sure to read their extensive FAQ sections. If abortion is criminalized where you live please be aware that your online activity may be used against you criminally. This NPR article – Nebraska Cops Used Facebook Messages to Investigate an Alleged Illegal Abortion – is just one example of this. Check out How to Hide Your Abortion from Mic and Abortion and Digital Privacy: How to Protect Ourselves from Scarlet Teen for information about protecting yourself online. If you are in the US and need assistance financing an abortion or covering related costs, check out abortionfunds.org's list of funds, which is broken down by state and includes the three regional funds mentioned in this episode. You can also call the National Abortion Federation (NAF) hotline: [phone]. The MAC hotline is 847-750-6224. The CAF hotline is 855-518-4603. Other links mentioned in the show include The American College of Obstetricians full statement about “medication abortion reversal”, episode 4 of the podcast Ordinary Equality, “Doctors with Borders”, and the NPR article, Abortion is Also About Racial Justice, Experts and Advocates Say. Also check out Maternal Mortality is Likely to Rise Post-Roe: The Reasons May Surprise You from Healthline, Pregnant at 16 and How Abortion Bans are Restricting Miscarriage Care from The Daily podcast, Confusion Post-Roe Spurs Delays, Denials for Some Lifesaving Pregnancy Care from the Washington Post, and This Isn't Just About Abortion: What the End of Roe Means for You From the Death, Sex & Money Podcast. Email Chris at [e-mail]. Tweet him: twitter.com/sexwithchris. Snapchat: ChrisSowa. Instagram: chrisinamerica and Fetlife: Chris Sowa. Visit sexwithstrangersshow.com for more.